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Family Reunion to Remember A family reunion is considered to be a joyful time of reminiscing and remembering the good times. However in our family nothing is pleasant or joyful about our family reunions. Every summer we have the Posey family reunion and each year it rotates between Alabama, Illinois, Florida, and Kentucky. The year I remember the most was the reunion in Illinois. I was about six years old and extremely excited about traveling so far away from home. We decided to rent a van so we all could ride together. In this minivan was eight people: Uncle Eddie, Aunt Sissy, Mom, Jordan, Granny, Papa, and me. It was a ride that seemed to last forever, so I frequently asked, “Are we there yet?” And my mother would reply simply, “yes, get out right here.” Of course I knew we weren’t really there, but being the devious child I was, I would reach for the handle and pretend like I was going to get out. “Loni Marie if you touch that door one more time you will walk to Illinois!” This was the “phrase-of-the-day.” We arrived in Illinois safely later that night, al